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Old 06-26-2025, 12:54 PM   #1635
Tron_fdc
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Originally Posted by WickerChicken View Post
Thanks Royal, love the info.

I'm curious why there's any uncertainty around what Craig wants to do. You'd assume a clear, foundational plan for building and changing the roster is already established—at this point, it's more about executing on opportunities that fit that direction.
Seems to me that this is actually the sticking point (Conroy's long term plan). If they are millions apart in AAV I would assume it's because of the contract term.

Short term I can see them paying him high $$ because we have the space, but long term he likely doesn't fit their projected budget allocations above a certain number. Any player in his position should want max $$ and max term, which doesn't make sense for the Flames long term if we have young guys like Wolf or Parekh that are going to get paid. Last thing I want to do is tie up space on a 36yr old Andersson with potential superstars looking for raises in 7 years.

So trade the asset now while you can and fill the spot with someone whose AAV number fits the long term plan.
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